Candidate: CVE-2012-1594
PublicDate: 2012-04-11 10:39:00 UTC
References:
 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1594
 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28
 http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-05.html
Description:
 epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in
 Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
 service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Ubuntu-Description:
Notes:
 tyhicks> Versions affected: 1.6.0 to 1.6.5 
Bugs:
Priority: negligible
Discovered-by:
Assigned-to:
CVSS: 

Patches_wireshark:
  upstream: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40967
upstream_wireshark: released (1.6.6-1)
hardy_wireshark: not-affected
lucid_wireshark: not-affected
maverick_wireshark: not-affected
natty_wireshark: not-affected (1.4.6-1)
oneiric_wireshark: ignored (reached end-of-life)
precise_wireshark: not-affected (1.6.6-1)
quantal_wireshark: not-affected (1.6.6-1)
raring_wireshark: not-affected (1.6.6-1)
devel_wireshark: not-affected (1.6.6-1)